Autor: Cynthia C. Jones Shoemaker PhD

Dr. Cynthia C. Jones Shoemaker’s years of research and graduate teaching in the fields of child development, early childhood education, family types, ages, and stages helped her include in most of her books the importance of parent involvement and critical thinking skills. These are keys in her four Learning Enablers Manuals for different age groups. Her doctorate in human development with a minor in management were enhanced by her thesis work with two hundred children, showing that a few minutes, even weekly, with a child can raise the IQ. She has raised four children and has twelve grandchildren. She is presently chief academic officer and university coordinator at the So. MD Higher Education Center.